(theology) In moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself.

The grip of something dead or dying. / A grip that kills. / (slang) A tight grip on the penis during masturbation. / A perilous situation or stalemate where failure or death is imminent.

(climbing) Land at sufficiently high altitudes that there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life.

plural of death cap

The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.

(medicine, law) A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

Synonym of death row

To kill as punishment for capital crimes; to execute.

(US, originally in right-wing discourse, otherwise humorous) A fictitious government committee which is responsible for choosing which of various patients will receive healthcare, and which withholds life-saving treatment from some in order to reduce costs.

plural of death zone